Place:Scholes (near Holmfirth), West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameScholes (near Holmfirth)
Alt namesScholessource: from redirect
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates53.817°N 1.417°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoHolmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandurban district in which it was located until 1974
Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district covering the area since 1974
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Scholes is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1 mile (2 km) to the south-east and above Holmfirth, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley. It has a population of 1,990. The name Scholes may have originated from the Scandinavian language meaning 'the temporary huts or sheds'.

The village contains one non denominational primary school, originally built in 1908, modernised in 1976 and extended in 1986. The school caters for approximately 213 pupils aged four to eleven.

Scholes was the birthplace of the entertainer Roy Castle, well known as the presenter of the long-running BBC show Record Breakers.

Peter Brook was born in Scholes to farmer parents.

CAUTION: Wikipedia lists a number of places named Scholes in addition to Scholes in Holme Valley. They are all within 50 or so miles of each other:

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